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this week president obama and german chancellor merkel said that they would impose tough sanctions on entire sectors of the russian economy. not only if russia invades ukraine, but also if russia disrupts the may 25th senator election. senator ayotte, you have introduced legislation to impose those sanctions not later, but right now. >> they need to be imposed now, chris. the bottom line is if we wait until the elections, it will be too late at that point. we already see the playbook of what happened in crimea happening in eastern ukraine, and it's time to impose tougher sectoral sanctions to provide support for the ukrainian military, and if -- at this point russia is not getting the message, they're violating the so-called geneva agreement, and you have russian agents in ukraine fomating unrest and causing all the violence and really creating a situation right now that warrants tougher sanctions by this administration. >> briefly, congressman schiff, have the obama sanctions up to this point been too weak? >> well, look, i think we're going to ultimately need stronger sanctions. the
this week president obama and german chancellor merkel said that they would impose tough sanctions on entire sectors of the russian economy. not only if russia invades ukraine, but also if russia disrupts the may 25th senator election. senator ayotte, you have introduced legislation to impose those sanctions not later, but right now. >> they need to be imposed now, chris. the bottom line is if we wait until the elections, it will be too late at that point. we already see the playbook of...
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angela merkel was here friday. i was in a small meeting with her. she's trying to pull europe along. she's a great leader in europe. let's give a shout-out to her. we do need europe pulled along. focussing, for example, on certain financial institutions. someone -- a senior russian official speaking at the wilson center the other day said we ought to yank the visas of all the duma members in russia so they can't go to the south of france and in miami. that would really get their attention. there are smart ways to do this. in addition to that, though -- >> can i interrupt for a second? you say you were in a meeting with angela merkel. does she support? because the perception has been that germany, which has a lot of trade with russia, and particularly dependence on energy, on oil and gas, would not support sectoral sanctions at this point. >> well, she said she talked about how she's trying to move other countries in europe along. i mean, there are -- >> well, i think her country is -- or at least she is closer to this, and she did stand in unity wit
angela merkel was here friday. i was in a small meeting with her. she's trying to pull europe along. she's a great leader in europe. let's give a shout-out to her. we do need europe pulled along. focussing, for example, on certain financial institutions. someone -- a senior russian official speaking at the wilson center the other day said we ought to yank the visas of all the duma members in russia so they can't go to the south of france and in miami. that would really get their attention....
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and german chancellor angela merkel was really the lynch pin here. the fact they've agreed to move forward with these sanctions means they are on the same page about something about which they were sharply divided a few days ago. in terms of what those specific sanctions will look like, that remains to be seen. interesting to note, president obama did not mention sanctioning the energy sector in his remarks yesterday. the other option that the u.s. has is to potentially send military aid to ukraine. that is something that ukrainian officials have been calling for, but at this point in time, the u.s. says that they're not going to take that route. so far, though, craig, one more point, putin hasn't been swayed by the sanctions. so it's hard to see what will change between now and those may 25th elections. but the u.s. and its european partners continuing to be in touch as they monitor the ongoing crisis there. craig? >> kristen welker for us from 1600 pennsylvania avenue. kristen, thanks as always. we'll have a report from ukraine coming up in just a
and german chancellor angela merkel was really the lynch pin here. the fact they've agreed to move forward with these sanctions means they are on the same page about something about which they were sharply divided a few days ago. in terms of what those specific sanctions will look like, that remains to be seen. interesting to note, president obama did not mention sanctioning the energy sector in his remarks yesterday. the other option that the u.s. has is to potentially send military aid to...
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tried reassure merkel that the u.s. citizensful. >> have taken the unprecedented step of ordering our intelligence communities to take privacy interests of non-u.s. persons into account in that everything they do. thank you very much everybody. >> but the two parted ways friday without hammering out a l potential u.s. spy or intelligence agreement. libby casey al jazeera washington. >> 20 years ago today, flaight beganatobegan its potato world i being push for new members. >> a sense that the end of the cold war ushered in the end of history. an end to insecurity. at least in europe. and end from aggression by nation states. but russia's actions in ukraine shatter that myth and usher in bracing new realities. >> secretary hagel said the alliance was as real than ever. nato expansion invited russian aggression, joins us tonight from providence, rhode island, terrence, welcome. >> thank you john. >> is ukraine on the brink of war? >> i think ukraine is already in a war but it's a proxy war with russians. they are engaging
tried reassure merkel that the u.s. citizensful. >> have taken the unprecedented step of ordering our intelligence communities to take privacy interests of non-u.s. persons into account in that everything they do. thank you very much everybody. >> but the two parted ways friday without hammering out a l potential u.s. spy or intelligence agreement. libby casey al jazeera washington. >> 20 years ago today, flaight beganatobegan its potato world i being push for new members....
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. ♪ >> angela merkel is in washington, d.c. to speak with president obama. they are coming out now to make a statement in the rose garden. let's listen in. >> the opportunity is so terrific that it makes other things look less than terrific. yes, it's true we are primarily a chinese company. that will probably look even more so as the third hotel is next 18mpleted in the months. there will come a time when the ratio of domestic to chinese earnings is even greater. >> do you worry you're going to saturate the market and a time when the economy is slowing? last three or quattro years, our hotel, wynn and wynn macao have been .teadily increasing in earnings the seven expensive and well thought-out project. at market has been expanding a rate that has allowed the market to add supply because demand has exceeded it. everyone is experiencing growth year-over-year in spite of the that the amount of enterprise has increased. >> is the government easier to work with in macau? >> it is more predictable. the federal government in united states is much more unpredictabl
. ♪ >> angela merkel is in washington, d.c. to speak with president obama. they are coming out now to make a statement in the rose garden. let's listen in. >> the opportunity is so terrific that it makes other things look less than terrific. yes, it's true we are primarily a chinese company. that will probably look even more so as the third hotel is next 18mpleted in the months. there will come a time when the ratio of domestic to chinese earnings is even greater. >> do you...
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do you think that's because merkel came and they hatched a plan together? what do you think caused this shift? >> well, it would be go if chancellor merkel signed up for something like this. up until now she said if russia invaded, it's highly unlikely simil vladimir putin would invade. so what the president articulated is a more realistic criteria. i'm just hoping that the europeans and others are ready to respond if russia continues to provoke disarray in ukraine. >> i guess i'm a little confused in the definition of meddling in an election. if russia is, as critics charge, bombarding eastern ukraine with propaganda, seeking in the special operatives, encouraging pro-russian thugs, how is he not already messing with the elections? >> look, i'm with you, jake. more fundamentally he's messing as a society, an economy, and political entity. i would think that he's already crossed any reasonable line. what i wasn't privy to are the details between the exchange of the american president and his german counterpart. what we also don't know and what i think we sh
do you think that's because merkel came and they hatched a plan together? what do you think caused this shift? >> well, it would be go if chancellor merkel signed up for something like this. up until now she said if russia invaded, it's highly unlikely simil vladimir putin would invade. so what the president articulated is a more realistic criteria. i'm just hoping that the europeans and others are ready to respond if russia continues to provoke disarray in ukraine. >> i guess i'm a...
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merkel is gay. if they join, we can take the next -- merkel is key. can take the we next step. >> william pomerance was on earlier saying that putin does not care about the economic consequences. it is much more political, much more strategic in terms of adding these territories. ultimately what are we accomplishing? >> we might see more of the germans got on board with really strong sectoral sanctions. even the energy sector, which the president downplayed today. that would cause real pain in russia. would it be enough to move vladimir putin? who knows. -- who knows? but they are not there yet. >> the interesting thing to watch with the sectoral sanctions, it is clear that they do not want to move to the next level. it is very clear they are not going to have a choice. froml is getting this hard the business lobby at home. for her to come and maintained with the president, very important for the time being, but very important for them both to acknowledge -- it is going to be hard and what sectoral sanctions will look like is not what the u.s. would p
merkel is gay. if they join, we can take the next -- merkel is key. can take the we next step. >> william pomerance was on earlier saying that putin does not care about the economic consequences. it is much more political, much more strategic in terms of adding these territories. ultimately what are we accomplishing? >> we might see more of the germans got on board with really strong sectoral sanctions. even the energy sector, which the president downplayed today. that would cause...
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the fact that merkel seemed to go along with it is key here. because we know europe has been more hesitant because they obviously have much more of a connection to the russian economy. but even president obama said these kinds of sanctions would hurt the entire global economy, the message they want to send is that is a step they are being to take. >> pattive culhane at the white house. thank you. i'll be back with more there europe a little later in the news hour, now back to sammy in doha. >>> police in nigeria say more girls were kidnapped from a school in the north than originally thought. the number of abducted schoolgirls who remain missing is 276, that's 30 more than initially reported. the girls were taken by the armed group baca haram more than two weeks ago. >>> initially the military said that 129 girls had been abducted but within hours they were contradicted by families and members of staff at the school who said, no, the figure was higher, 230, and now this latest development, the police saying no, fact in more than 300 girls were
the fact that merkel seemed to go along with it is key here. because we know europe has been more hesitant because they obviously have much more of a connection to the russian economy. but even president obama said these kinds of sanctions would hurt the entire global economy, the message they want to send is that is a step they are being to take. >> pattive culhane at the white house. thank you. i'll be back with more there europe a little later in the news hour, now back to sammy in...
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chancellor merkel. well, thank you very much for the gracious hospitality and the very warm welcome the you have accorded to me, and i am very glad to be able to be back in washington to have an opportunity to address all of these different issues with you. i think priority really is on the current issue of ukraine, and the agenda showed how important the partnership is also in today's time. i think it is a very good thing that all of the steps that we have taken so far we have taken together and today. in our talk, we yet again underline that we fully intend to go ahead as we did in the past. what happened on ukraine, what happened on the crimean peninsula? well, the postwar border has been put into question on the acceptance of territorial integrity by all. and this is why it was so important for us to react in concorde. what is at stake here is that people in ukraine can act on the basis of self-determination and can determine themselves, which they wish to embark on any future. the 25th of may is a
chancellor merkel. well, thank you very much for the gracious hospitality and the very warm welcome the you have accorded to me, and i am very glad to be able to be back in washington to have an opportunity to address all of these different issues with you. i think priority really is on the current issue of ukraine, and the agenda showed how important the partnership is also in today's time. i think it is a very good thing that all of the steps that we have taken so far we have taken together...
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we are awaiting a press c conference with president obama and chancellor angela merkelle. that is scheduled to be in about 30 minutes, and we will have that for you life and the topic should be the tougher sanctions of russia and the eu role there. >>> and meanwhile, there was a major offensive launched today to take back one of ten cities in eastern ukraine that had been seized by russian militants. and gun fire and explosions could be heard. you are seeing that now. and the government said that the militants shot down two of the helicopters killing two of the crew. the militants say that one of the men was kill d
we are awaiting a press c conference with president obama and chancellor angela merkelle. that is scheduled to be in about 30 minutes, and we will have that for you life and the topic should be the tougher sanctions of russia and the eu role there. >>> and meanwhile, there was a major offensive launched today to take back one of ten cities in eastern ukraine that had been seized by russian militants. and gun fire and explosions could be heard. you are seeing that now. and the...
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a last conversation that we know of between merkel and prudent -- merkel and putin was yesterday. it is so hard to tell what's going on on the ground right now. there is a helicopter that was shut down -- shot down. it is a question of how much can obama push merkel for additional sanctions. -- merkel and putin speaking on the phone every 10 days. >> there was just this time in june of last year that obama visited here and gave a speech and he and merkel had quite a bit of time there. and ukraine not happened, this would have been an ugly visit because merkel would have complained about edward snowden and to the nsa and all the eavesdroppings. a lot of that has been brushed aside and the focus will be on ukraine. alan krueger is much more qualified than i am to talk about the overall benefits of the trade agreement. this is all about ukraine. berlin was busy morning. we will get a report on the american labor economy. a wealth of information on those employed and the long-term unemployed. alan krueger is one of the nations were most labor economists. he has recently served as the
a last conversation that we know of between merkel and prudent -- merkel and putin was yesterday. it is so hard to tell what's going on on the ground right now. there is a helicopter that was shut down -- shot down. it is a question of how much can obama push merkel for additional sanctions. -- merkel and putin speaking on the phone every 10 days. >> there was just this time in june of last year that obama visited here and gave a speech and he and merkel had quite a bit of time there. and...
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you look at the "wall street journal" and unfortunately angela merkel is sending a message, "my top corporations don't want anymore involvement." >> i agree with fred, it's russian special operations. they're illegal and violating of the geneva agreement. but there are new sanctions that are potentially being prepared. i mean, i think the u.s. is looking at ratcheting it up to match what russia is doing there, but what we really want is for them to de-escalate the situation. >> but when you look at the record of sanctions, rick, through history, going all the way back to cuba and rhodesia and all these places, when they work, it takes a long, long time. >> i would argue putin is making fundamental errors that in the long run are detrimental to his country. the president has said there's no military solution to this so you have to look at alternatives. >> but you're being rational. assuming putin is rational. >> i don't think we should be irrational because he's irrational. >> no, but we have to find something rational to do. >> one of the problems with sanctions here is reports out this morning
you look at the "wall street journal" and unfortunately angela merkel is sending a message, "my top corporations don't want anymore involvement." >> i agree with fred, it's russian special operations. they're illegal and violating of the geneva agreement. but there are new sanctions that are potentially being prepared. i mean, i think the u.s. is looking at ratcheting it up to match what russia is doing there, but what we really want is for them to de-escalate the...
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what can angela merkel achieve? >> well, i think, you know, the germans have been clear from the onset of this crisis that if push comes to some in the west decides unanimously to move towards this -- outright economic sectoral sanctions against russia, germany's loyalty to the western alliance will be the defining factor here. having said that, in the meantime, merkel and the foreign minister will try to continue to hold back the west from escalating at this point to level three sanctions. end, itaid, in the depends on the situation on the ground in eastern ukraine. the germans have made it clear that even from their perspective, outright military action i russia in -- by russia in eastern ukraine would be something that would push the western alliance beyond their line toward level three sanctions. would get very complicated for pose such anp escalation. that has been clear from the onset of the crisis. >> think you for joining us today. joining us from berlin -- thank you. >> fendi's latest must-have. we will spe
what can angela merkel achieve? >> well, i think, you know, the germans have been clear from the onset of this crisis that if push comes to some in the west decides unanimously to move towards this -- outright economic sectoral sanctions against russia, germany's loyalty to the western alliance will be the defining factor here. having said that, in the meantime, merkel and the foreign minister will try to continue to hold back the west from escalating at this point to level three...
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he told that that german chancellor angela merkel. what are they saying about that. >> >> oppositions have hardened since the government in kiev announced more than onces it was going to carry out this anti terror operation, announce said a relaunch and a second phase. that's when the deaths happened here and the positions hardened. can the ukrainian military just pull out? i don't think so, because at the same time, the interim government needs to be showing it's supporters that it's able to carry out something, and able to at least try to put some law and order in this part of the country, which will be very difficult. >> thank you very much. >> the situation in ukraine is expected to top the agenda as german chancellor angela merkel arrives in washington today for two days of meetings. tonight, she will dine with u.s. senators, tomorrow meet with president obama. german officials say she will discuss the possibility of further sanctions against russia with the president. >> there are new concerns this morning that some of the victi
he told that that german chancellor angela merkel. what are they saying about that. >> >> oppositions have hardened since the government in kiev announced more than onces it was going to carry out this anti terror operation, announce said a relaunch and a second phase. that's when the deaths happened here and the positions hardened. can the ukrainian military just pull out? i don't think so, because at the same time, the interim government needs to be showing it's supporters that...
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german chancellor angela merkel visits washington this week for meetings with president obama and ukraine is expected to be the number one topic. both leaders are meeting in an effort to show the west is united in its resolve to take even tougher measures against russia if necessary. elections in iraq, the iraqi prime minister is crediting voters with delivering a slap in the face of terrorism by turning out in large numbers for parliamentary elections. today's remarks reflect nouri al-maliki's confidence that he will eventually get another term. the turnout was estimated to have been 60% excluding volatile areas where there was no balloting. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. years, c-span brings public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings and conferences and offering complete apple ii gavel coverage of the u.s. house all is up public service of private industry. we are c-span, created by the cable tv industry 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by your local c
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sectors that the major corporations with big investments there have so effectively pressured angela merkel and david cameron and other european allies not to grant that? what the president is saying, let's hold those back as the next step in case he actually crosses the border and invades. >> that's what they said last time. if you remember and let's be clear because i know when people say, andrea, sectoral sanctions, they think we're advocating hitting the entire sector. we've been consistent from day one that hitting four of the large banks, especially those that are state owned and hitting gas and not the entire sector but sending the message that we're willing to do that. the president has said for some time he's willing to do that. it hasn't occurred and just in what you mentioned, demonstrates how the red line has changed. if you remember last week, we were going to put sanctions in place to move the troops away from the border. now the sanctions are about them going into eastern ukraine. putin in my opinion doesn't really want to go into eastern ukraine unless he has to do that. he
sectors that the major corporations with big investments there have so effectively pressured angela merkel and david cameron and other european allies not to grant that? what the president is saying, let's hold those back as the next step in case he actually crosses the border and invades. >> that's what they said last time. if you remember and let's be clear because i know when people say, andrea, sectoral sanctions, they think we're advocating hitting the entire sector. we've been...
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he gets back to washington late tuesday and later in the week will be meeting with merkel, the german chancellor who has been key to the diplomacy. the ukraine situation following him here to asia but will also be front and center when he gets back to washington. >> thank you very much. >> more on the crisis in ukraine which shows no signs of easing. pro-russian separatists are holding a group of observers and accusing them of being spies. he is asking them to try to take steps to free the observers. meanwhile, those sanctions could be slapped on moscow in a couple of days all in an attempt to try to slow down vladimir putin but the 30,000 russian troops are posed on the ukrainian border. >> reporter: all signs in this crisis are digging in and doubling down. the russian separatists are willing to train the international observers they are holding hostage for prisoners from the ukrainian government. the egovernment says they're holding them as human shields. they have not moved in they say due in large part to their fear of heavy civilian causalities if they have to fight house to hou
he gets back to washington late tuesday and later in the week will be meeting with merkel, the german chancellor who has been key to the diplomacy. the ukraine situation following him here to asia but will also be front and center when he gets back to washington. >> thank you very much. >> more on the crisis in ukraine which shows no signs of easing. pro-russian separatists are holding a group of observers and accusing them of being spies. he is asking them to try to take steps to...